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Author Topic: homemade limb saver idea  (Read 688 times)

Offline Swanny in MD

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homemade limb saver idea
« on: April 17, 2007, 03:28:00 PM »
I hate paying for simple ideas like Limbsavers if there's a good and easy way to make them up yourself.  They really calm your bow down for those quiet shots.  So I was in the hardware store getting some fastners today and saw these rubber corks.

Whole bunch of different sizes...very flexible and plyable rubber...so I thought I'd tinker and see what I could do.  

 

Took my cut-off saw and spun the disk around in one of the medium sized corks down low....left about a half inch area inside that connects top and bottom together, prepped with laquer thinner, put some 3m weatherstripping adhesive on, let dry, then cut out some double sided sticky tape to mount them on the limb.

Works as good as a pair of limbsavers...for $2.50.

I'm sure you guys could think of a way to modify this..the sky's the limit.

Offline Bowspirit

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2007, 04:01:00 PM »
Igenious!!!
Great idea there, bud...
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Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2007, 06:30:00 PM »
You could call them "cash savers" instead!
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Offline Swanny in MD

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2007, 06:56:00 PM »
You could call it a "corky" idea too.

Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2007, 06:59:00 PM »
That's almost a build along..    :bigsmyl:
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Offline LC

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2007, 08:45:00 PM »
Now thats frugal! I like it!
Most people get rich by making more money than they have needs, me, I just reduced my needs!

Offline Charles Sorrells

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2007, 09:27:00 AM »
I like it!!!
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Offline Tree man

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2007, 03:58:00 PM »
Nice bit of penny pinching. Tell me again why any one needs such things?

Offline Osagetree

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2007, 09:02:00 PM »
This is one reason why I belong to this site!

Thanks,,, great think'n!
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Offline TRADITIONAL ONLY

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Re: homemade limb saver idea
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2007, 11:42:00 PM »
yeah, i bought some of the Limbsavers last year, i cant tell the difference with or without...
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